Portable washing apparatus



Feb. 2, 1932. H, W1 sMlTH 1,843,247

PORTABLE vWA SHING APPARATUS Filed June 26. 1929 Patented Feb. 2, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE L HERBERT W. SMITH, OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO AIR-WHITE COM- PANY, AWCORPORATIONDF MASSACHUSETTS PORTABLE WASHING APPARATUS Application filed June 26, 1929. Serial No. 373,825.

This invention relates to improvements in portable washing apparatus, and more particularly to a spider-shaped element adapted to be supported in the bottom of a wash tub 5 and in spaced relation thereto, and provided with air discharge orifices in the arms of the element, through which .air under pressure maybe discharged in a downwardly direction towards the bottom of the tub, whereby the water in the tub will be violently agitated to effect the washing and rinsing of the articles or fabrics placed in the tub. V

An object of the invention is to provide an improved portable washing apparatus in combination with a tub, which will comprise an element having a plurality ofradially extending arms extending outwardly from a central ring, said arms and ring being hollow and provided with downwardly extending air discharge orifices, and said element also being provided with spacing feet for supporting the same free from the bottom of a tub, and with an outwardly extending enlarged air intake coupling.-

A further object of the invention is to provide a portable washing apparatus used'ini connection with atub, comprising a spider: shaped element adapted to be supported in spaced relation to the bottom of the tub and having a plurality of downwardly extending air discharge orifices formed therethrough, and suitable connecting means for attaching the element to a vacuum cleaner after the dirt collecting bag has been detached from the air outlet of the cleaner, whereby air under pressure may be forced through the hollow element and discharged through said air discharge outlets towards the bottom of the tub for violently agitating the water in the tub.

Other objects will appear as the descrip-, tion proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of my application,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my inven tion inoperative position within a tub;

Figure 2 is a bottom view of my improved spider-shaped element havin the downwardly directed air discharge ori ces 5 Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure-2;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4: of Figure 1, and

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Figure 1.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the following specification and the accompanying drawings to designate corresponding parts.

A vacuum cleaner having an air outlet 12 is positioned adjacent a wash tub 13, and

is also provided with an air inlet 14, as clearly disclosed in Figure 1 of the drawmgs.

A hollow spider-shaped element 15 having a central opening-16 and a plurality of radially extending arms 17 and an enlarged outwardly extending air intake coupling 18 is adapted to be supported by the feet 19 attached to the arms of the spider-shaped element to hold the same in spaced relation to the bottom of the tub 13. Air discharge orifices 20 are formed in the ends ofthe arms 17 and through the lower surfaces of the arms so that the air may be discharged downwardly against the bottom of the tub to violently agitate the water in the tub 13. A plurality of downwardly slanting air discharge orifices 21 are formed through the annular wall of the element about its central opening 16, so as to force air under pressure towards the bottom of the tub 13 to provide ,a greater agitation adjacent the central portion of the tub than adjacent the sides thereof.

A rigid metal conduit 22 has its opposite ends bent in opposite directions, and is arranged to lie adjacent one wall of the tub 13 with one end connected with the air inlet coupling of the element 15, while the other end extends outwardly over the top of the tub, where it is connected to a flexible conduit 23 by means of the coupling unit 23a. The other end of the flexible conduit 23 is attached to the air outlet 12 of the vacuum cleaner. A hook 25 will be attached to the conduit 22 and will be adapted to be engaged over the top of the tub 13 to positively hold the conduit and attached element 15 in place within the tub.

Many minor changes in detail .of construction may be resorted to without departure from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

In combination, a wash tub and an air discharge element supported on the bottom of the tub in spaced relation thereto, said element comprising a hollow annulus and a plurality of integrally formed hollow arms extending radially therefrom and tapering towards their outer ends, said arms having downwardly extending orifices formed through their lower walls, said annulus having a plurality of downwardly extending orifices extending through its inner wall, and means for delivering air under pressure to said element and through all of said orifices whereby the water in the tub will be violently agitated to effect the washing and rinsing of the articles or fabrics placed therein.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature. I

- HERBERT W. SMHH. 

